William T. Jones
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Treasurer
Charlottesville |
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| Term Start | 1888 | |
| Term End | 1901 | |
| Preceded by | R. F. Harris | |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Walker | |
Treasurer
Town of Charlottesville |
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| Term Start | 1874 | |
| Term End | 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Frank M. Paoli | |
| Succeeded by | R. F. Harris | |
Biographical Information
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| Date of birth | October 27, 1839 Charlottesville, Virginia Maplewood Cemetery |
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| Date of death | January 4, 1901 Jefferson Street City of Charlottesville, Virgina |
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| Spouse | 2 | |
| Children | 5 |
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| Profession | Contract Painter Treasurer |
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| Religion | Baptist Church | |
William T. Jones (1839 - 1901) was the first City Treasurer of Charlottesville.[1] His father was a lineal descendant of John Paul Jones.
On July 17, 1861, at the opening of the Civil War, W. T. Jones enlisted as a private in Company A, Nineteenth Virginia Regiment, and served eighteen months. After a severe wound which he received in the battle of Williamsburg, May 5th, 1862. He was shot through the head just below the temples, and carried the mark of the bullet to the end of his life. He was prisoner at Fort Delaware and also the Old Capital (City of Richmond).
After the war he became a contracting painter in Charlottesville, and continued in business until 1874 when he was elected City Treasurer by the Council, to fill out the unexpired term of the late Frank J. Paoli. Prior to election to office, he had the misfortune to receive a severe fall from a scaffold, while having some painting done near the city, and as a consequence one of his legs had to be amputated.
When Charlottesville became a city in 1888, Jones was re-elected treasurer by the people. He held the office continually, being assisted in later years by his son-in-law, Mr. J. R. Gibson.
SKETCHES OF THE DEAD W. T. JONES (1920) [2]
W. T. Jones entered the Confederate army as a member of Company A, Nineteenth Virginia Infantry. He was in active service until the battle of Williamsburg, where he was severely wounded and taken prisoner. After six months imprisonment he was discharged from active service. His brother, James R. Jones, was killed in the battle of Seven Pines. W. T. Jones was elected paymaster of John Bowie Strange Camp and was an active member until his death. He was the first City Treasurer of Charlottesville, a valuable citizen and prominent in church work.
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References
- ↑ Web. WILLIAM TURNER JONES, DEATH LAST EVENING, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 5, 1901
- ↑ Web. Memorial history of the John Bowie Strange Camp, United Confederate Veterans: including some account of others who served in the Confederate Armies from Albemarle County, together with brief sketches of the Albemarle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the R. T. W. Duke Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans ..., edited by Homer Richey. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co.., 1920